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TERM TEST/ M. STOYANOVA

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mass tourism is a modern phenomenon brought (1) _____ by developments in transport technology and (2) _____ standards of living.

a)

(1) about / (2) improved

b)

(1) up / (2) elevated

c)

(1) through / (2) grown

2.

Many tourists are _____ to travel to places known for their natural beauty.

a)

interested

b)

keen

c)

engaged

d)

alert

3.

We regret _____ you that the position you have applied for is no longer available.

a)

informing

b)

informed

c)

inform

d)

to inform

4.

The College Board tried to persuade the coach _____ after the date he was due to retire.

a)

to stay on

b)

stayed on

c)

staying on

5.

We can stay at _____, they’ll be glad to have company for a couple of days

a)

my aunt

b)

my aunts

c)

aunt

d)

my aunts'

6.

Children cannot be made ............ unless they want to.

a)

learning

b)

learnt

c)

have learnt

d)

to learn

7.

................ my husband and I should sign the contract.

a)

Both

b)

Either

c)

Or

d)

Not

8.

I haven’t watched a good film ..................... ages.

a)

since

b)

through

c)

to

d)

for

9.

Do you sometimes regret .................. your career in sports?

a)

you not pursue

b)

you did not pursue

c)

you not pursuing

10.

.......................... , you think more and more about your comfort.

a)

To get older

b)

Get older

c)

Got older

d)

Getting older

11.

My mother didn’t let me spend the weekend with my boyfriend because we ____________________ each other long.

a)

didn’t know

b)

weren’t knowing

c)

hadn’t known

d)

had not been knowing

12.

We had ____________________ great fun at the party ____________________ no one felt like going home.

a)

quite … that

b)

such … that

c)

a very … so

d)

a so .... that

13.

I didn’t expect my father ____________________ such a great fuss about my new hairstyle.

a)

to make

b)

make

c)

making

d)

having made

14.

Let’s go somewhere abroad for a holiday, ____________________?

a)

will we

b)

should we

c)

can we

d)

shall we

15.

I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about and I strongly suspect that ____________________.

a)

so have you.

b)

you haven’t, either

c)

so haven't you.

d)

you can't either.

16.

I wish ........................ so much!

a)

you don't complain

b)

you cannot complain

c)

you aren't complaining

d)

you were not complaining

17.

The smell of lilac is ................. that of jasmine.

a)

not as strong as

b)

not strong as

c)

as not strong as

d)

strong

18.

Do you think we can ....................... the weather forecast?

a)

keep up with

b)

deal with

c)

rely on

d)

look forward to

19.

Melissa has been elected Chairman of the Students’ Council for three _______ years.

a)

successive

b)

successful

c)

succeeding

d)

succeeded

20.

Four suitcases of 15 kilos each .................................. to take on board a plane.

a)

is too many

b)

is too much

c)

are too many

d)

are too much

21.

Slow down! The road is .................... construction.

a)

over

b)

in

c)

on

d)

under

22.

I never thought snow boarding could be dangerous before I broke my leg. I .............................................................. more careful.

a)

should have been

b)

could have been

c)

must have been

d)

will have been

23.

Despite the efforts of naturalists, the populations of many _______ species are rapidly decreasing.

a)

sheltered

b)

defended

c)

protected

d)

preserved

24.

The Bordeaux region is _______ for the production of red wines of the finest quality.

a)

notorious

b)

noted

c)

noticed

d)

noticeable

25.

The _______ fauna of Australia makes the continent a preferred destination for many naturalists.

a)

unique

b)

exclusive

c)

inclusive

d)

original

26.

A couple of years ago Melnik was a _______ town – centre of wine production and trade.

a)

flourishing

b)

blossoming

c)

blooming

d)

flowering

27.

There is a breathtaking _______ over the Rabisha lake from the exit of the Magoura cave.

a)

site

b)

side

c)

scenery

d)

view

28.

My mother couldn’t enjoy the cruise at all. She was down with sea- _____ most of the time.

a)

disease

b)

illness

c)

sickness

d)

contamination

29.

It’s the third time this tooth has made me a problem. I’m afraid I must _____.

a)

pull it out

b)

be pulled out

c)

has it pulled out

d)

have it pulled out

30.

Your son is not a stupid boy. What he needs is _____ courage.

a)

few

b)

a little

c)

little

d)

a few

31.

I’m not close with anyone in the company and I find it _____ to decline the invitation.

a)

suitable

b)

more suitable

c)

more suitably

d)

suitably

32.

The last time I ....................... a Nestinari dance was when I was a child.

a)

saw

b)

had seen

c)

have seen

d)

seen

33.

In the mid-1860s, a doctor named Benjamin Richardson ____________ the first aerosol to be used as a cooling anesthetic.

a)

evolved

b)

developed

c)

found out

d)

researched

34.

I’m afraid we don’t have the CD you need. It’s out of _______.

a)

stock

b)

shelf

c)

stocks

d)

stick

35.

Ann’s first painting was her ________ portrait.

a)

private

b)

personal

c)

authentic

d)

self-

36.

Is it worth reading books, ________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment?

a)

in

b)

while

c)

since

d)

why

37.

You can’t tell what one is like just from one’s________.

a)

appearance

b)

look

c)

looking

d)

image

38.

____________________ thought that my own sister was capable of telling nasty stories about our family.

a)

Never I would have

b)

Never would have

c)

I never would have

d)

I would never have

39.

If you come back ____________________ than midnight, the front gate will be locked and you’ll have to wake the doorkeeper.

a)

more late

b)

more lately

c)

later

d)

lately

40.

My girlfriend is ____________________ charming ____________________ people always admire her wherever she goes.

a)

so / that

b)

such a / that

c)

so / when

d)

such / that

41.

I wouldn’t like to be ................................. in front of the whole class.

a)

tested orally

b)

asked orally

c)

examined orally

42.

I haven’t asked questions and I have answered no questions, ......................... .

a)

either

b)

neither

c)

nor

d)

or

43.

Octopus vulgaris is ……… with sensitive chemical receptors on its tentacles, which are used to taste food and smell the water.

a)

gifted

b)

given

c)

supported

d)

equipped

44.

Heavy rain and snow storms are …………. for the whole next week.

a)

foretold

b)

foreseen

c)

forebodied

d)

forecast

45.

I have often said that this child _____ to no good, if he _____ hanging around with idlers.

a)

will come / keeps

b)

would come / keeps

c)

would have come / had kept

d)

would have come / have kept

46.

“Taking a candy from a baby” is considered to be the _____ thing imaginable but few people have tried to check whether it is really so.

a)

easier

b)

most easy

c)

easiest

d)

more easily

47.

The Headmistress suggested ................................................................. the Halloween party in the gym instead of booking a disco-club. Then we could use the entrance fee for charities.

a)

to throw

b)

that we must throw

c)

throwing

d)

throw

48.

Do you think anyone will succeed ___________________________________________?

a)

at managing artificial intelligence

b)

by manging artificial intelligence

c)

in managing artificial intelligence

d)

to manage artificial intelligence

49.

I regretted ............................................... my parents the truth.

a)

not to tell

b)

not told

c)

not tell

d)

not telling

50.

Two lion cubs are reported ............................ in the zoo late last night.

a)

being born

b)

to have been born

c)

been born

d)

having been born

51.

The City Council should………….funds to restore the old library.

a)

raise

b)

rise

c)

rose

d)

risen

52.

Jenny has always been very ………..of her grandparents.

a)

fond

b)

keen

c)

interested

d)

close

53.

Given its critical situation, the industry of the country is heavily reliant…….foreign capital.

a)

in

b)

into

c)

by

d)

on

54.

Now that I come to think of it, his suggestion sounds _____.

a)

fair well

b)

fairly well

c)

fair good

d)

fairly good

55.

It makes ...................................... how generous she is, nobody likes her.

a)

any difference

b)

no difference

c)

a difference

d)

some difference

56.

“Did you remember ............................ the money for the trip?” the teacher asked.

a)

bringing

b)

bring

c)

to bring

d)

brought

57.

It’s such a pity that only a few people .............................. for the lecture.

a)

turned up

b)

turned out

c)

turned to

d)

turned by

58.

She’s not so young as she looks. She has a _____ son.

a)

twenty-years

b)

twenty-year-old

c)

twenty-years-old

d)

twenty

59.

Are you going to eat at some roadside restaurant or _____ make you some sandwiches for lunch?

a)

will I

b)

I will

c)

I shall

d)

shall I

60.

This cathedral may not be very stylish, but you must admit it looks _____.

a)

most impressive

b)

most impressively

c)

most impressingly

d)

mostly impressive

61.

If the waiter _____ in such a hurry, he _____ give us more details about the menu.

a)

hadn't been ................. would have

b)

weren't ............ would

c)

isn't .............. would

d)

wasn't .................. will

62.

I think that wolves will never dare .................. near any of the villages.

a)

coming

b)

to come

c)

having come

d)

have come

63.

The word ‘yoga’ means ‘union’ in Sanskrit and appeared …............... in the Rig Vedas, part of a collection of sacred Indian texts.

a)

first

b)

at first

c)

the first

d)

firstly

64.

Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Europe was seized by a hysterical fear of witches, …........................................ to the persecution of many innocent women.

a)

going

b)

seeing

c)

leading

d)

spreading

65.

Inevitably, if you ..............… business with pleasure people might get hurt and your reputation could be compromised.

a)

are mixing

b)

have mixed

c)

has mixed

d)

mix